Typhoon slams into Japan Oct 8, 2009
High waves batter a breakwater at Kochi city in Japan's western island of Shikoku. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
DOCOMO Develops Mobile Phone Prototype Using Surplus Wood Sep 24, 2009
So far, TOUCH WOOD production has used wood culled from the Shimanto forest in Japan's Kochi Prefecture. The forest is managed by the more trees project. (JCN Network, Japan)
* Lee cites Japanese hero as inspiration for reform Sep 7, 2009
Lee, who embarked on a seven-day visit to Japan on Friday, said during a public speech he delivered in Kochi that when he promoted Taiwans democratic reform during his presidency, he had received a letter from a Japanese friend of his encouraging him with Sakamotos Eight-Point Program ... Lee yesterday said he had a special feeling when he visited Sakamotos birth place of Kochi and paid his respects at a bronze statue of Sakamoto. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Lee Teng-hui arrives in Japan Sep 5, 2009
During his stay in Japan, he plans to deliver a lecture in the Japanese capital before traveling to Kochi and Kumamoto ... He is then scheduled to fly to Kochi and Kumamoto in southern Japan to deepen ties with business groups before heading back to Taiwan on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Taiwan's ex-president Lee visits Japan Sep 4, 2009
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At least 9 dead as typhoon hits Japan Aug 10, 2009
A big wave hits Katsurahama beach near a man strolling in Kochi, western Japan, on Aug. 10 as typhoon Etau slams into Japan causing floods and landslides. . (MSNBC -- International)
Pitcher Irabu returns to Japan with big goals Aug 10, 2009
KOCHI, Japan - Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was introduced as the newest member of the Kochi Fighting Dogs on Monday, saying his ultimate goal is a return to Japan's top professional league. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ex-Yankees pitcher Irabu, 40, returns to Japan Aug 9, 2009
Irabu, 40, will pitch for the Kochi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku-Kyushu Island League, team officials said Saturday. Irabu signed with the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League in April and went 5-3 with an ERA of 3. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
All Nippon Air Reviews Four Services From Kansai Airport as Demand Drops Jul 7, 2009
No decisions about the future of the services to Kochi, Matsuyama, Kagoshima and Fukuoka have been made yet, , a spokesman, said by phone today. The Nikkei newspaper reported earlier that All Nippon would cancel three of the routes and reduce capacity on the other. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Ocean monster May 28, 2009
Only after these tests are the cores sawn down the middle - one half destined for further, possibly destructive testing, and the other for a core archive kept in the Japanese city of Kochi. The current project, NanTroSEIZE, is concerned with the Earth's crust and the mechanisms that cause earthquakes. (BBC News -- Science)
GDA Technologies to Demonstrate 'Pravega' Family of Configurable USB 3.0 Controllers at SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference in Tokyo May 20, 2009
GDA is headquartered in San Jose, CA with satellite design centers in Boston, Sacramento, Chennai, Kochi, and Bangalore. GDA has developed many high performance IP cores for computer and networking interfaces. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Japan's Regional Banks Face `Big Realignment,' Chiba Bank's Sakuma Says May 20, 2009
Bank of Kochi Ltd. and Nagano Bank Ltd. said this month they may also apply. Capital pressure may also force Japans biggest banks to apply for public funds, Fitch Ratings Ltd. said last month, without naming specific companies. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japan takes over the second grade May 18, 2009
Four families the Fujiwara clan of rural Chubu who live near the rice field, with extended family all over the village; the Tanakas from urban Kyoto who have a family business and live upstairs from the store; the Inoue family who live in urban Toyko; and the Yamamotos who live in suburban Kochi, in company housing--represent different ways of life in Japan, and each focuses on a separate cultural theme like school, food, holidays, leisure and pop culture. By taking on these very specific roles... (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Seafood exports to Japan may fall May 1, 2009
KOCHI: The economic slowdown has had a major impact on the seafood exports to one of the traditional markets of the country, namely, Japan. The seafood export to Japan is likely to see a 20-25% fall in quantity in the current financial year as compared to the previous year. (India Times)
Avantis Medical Systems Announces Key Addition to Scientific Advisory Board Feb 25, 2009
Dr. Yamamoto received his MD from Jichi Medical University, and completed post-graduate clinical training in the Kochi Central Hospital. Additionally, he trained in the U.S. at Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, NY), the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and the University of Texas Southwestern (Dallas, TX). (PR Newswire)
AP News in Brief Feb 15, 2009
Elsewhere in Khost, another roadside bomb killed three border police on Friday, said Sher Ahmad Kochi, a police commander. In the south, a third roadside bomb hit a police vehicle and killed four policemen on Friday in Kandahar province, provincial police Chief Matiullah Khan Qatah said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
